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- Rally to Ban Toxic Gas Drillin...
City Hall steps
Thursday, July 2 at 11:00am - Rage of Nature Benefit with Ju...
The Knitting Factory
Thursday, June 11 at 8:30pm - World Water Action Day with Re...
Christopher Street Pier
Sunday, March 22 at 2:00am - Arts Policy Now NEXT General M...
3D Dog Art and Technology Center
Monday, March 9 at 6:00pm - Water Under Attack Action Meeting
Earth Matters
Wednesday, March 4 at 6:30pm - No to Gas Drilling Rally with ...
Central Park
Saturday, February 28 at 12:00pm - Water Under Attack Action Meeting
Earth Matters
Friday, February 27 at 6:30am - Community Board Congress on Sm...
The Players Club
Tuesday, February 17 at 6:30pm - Video Message Facebook Tutoria...
wherever you are. It's virtual
Saturday, January 17 at 12:00pm - FREEDOM’S RING - DREAMS FOR A ...
Theater for the New City
Monday, January 19 at 5:00pm
Arts Policy Now New York City Update sent from Water Under Attack H20 group! Great jog getting the word out about the immediate danger to our water supply! Check you updates on fb dear fans! Shout out to Brooklyn!
Arts Policy Now New York City Community Board 3 passed our arts resolution unanimously tonight. I am surprised and pleased. Complete info coming to this page in the next day or two.
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The Blessing of the Water Picnic 2-4 pm.
500 Fabulous Baptisms with Reverend Billy and The Church of Holy Tap Water.
On World Water Day people all over the planet will participate in meetings and actions to honor and preserve our most precious resource,
Water. Here in New York City we have some of the finest tap water... in the world. We love it; we love drinking it, bathing in it, dancing in it and blessing it.
Right now proposed natural gas drilling in New York State is a threat to our water supply.
Join us on March 22nd at 2pm as we say "Yes!" to healthy clean water and "No!" to massive contamination.
We invite New Yorkers from all the Fabulous 500 Neighborhoods to represent.
Join Green Party Mayoral Candidate Reverend Billy for a blessing of the water and meet your neighborhood picnic on the Christopher St. Pier.
Bring blankets, food and a container of tap water from your neighborhood for the Rev to bless.
Christopher St. Pier - end of Christopher St. and Hudson River
Take the 1 train to Christopher St. station and walk west towards the Hudson
www.voterevbilly.org
www.waterunderattack.com
want to get involved?
volunteer@voterevbilly.org
and The Church of Holy Tap Water
Time:2:00AM Sunday, March 22nd
Location:Christopher Street Pier
Arts Policy Now New York City is reminding you we have a meeting Monday at 3Legged Dog from 6 - 8pm See event for agenda
Arts Policy Now New York City On Inauguration Eve, Martin Luther King Day, numerous arts and community groups came together to welcome in a new era. The most colorful inaugural ball anywhere. Thanks to Theater for the New City and Action Arts League and all the others who helped!
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Dear NY-H20 and interested parties-
We are on for our next Public Outreach meeting
Location: Earthmatters Cafe at 177 Ludlow between Houston and Stanton, second floor
We will follow up on our brainstorming session from last Friday and take the next steps towards developing a concrete action plan for March and World Water ...Day events.
Thank you and hope to see you there. As always, feel free to invite friends and spread the word.
See you soon!
Josh Fox
www.waterunderattack.com
Hey New York! Halliburton wants to poison your water!
Time:6:30PM Wednesday, March 4th
Location:Earth Matters
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A COMMUNITY BOARD CONGRESS ON
THE STATE OF SMALL TO MID-SIZED THEATERS
Developing Strategies in this time of Crisis and Opportunity
Hosted by NYC Community Boards 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
Space is Limited. For further information and RSVP: david@workshoptheater.org
Participants, Scheduled Speakers, Panelists and Guests include:
S...cott Stringer, Borough President of Manhattan
Anthony Borelli – Dir. of Land Use, Manhattan Borough President's Office
Andy Burmeister – Dir Capital Projects, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs
Ben Cameron - Program Dir. for the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
Kevin Cunningham – Executive Artistic Director, 3LD Art & Technology Center
Katherine Denny - President, Student Network Exploring Arts & Culture, Wagner, NYU
Virginia Louloudes – Executive Director ART/NY
Judith Malina – Founding Director, The Living Theater
Paul Nagle – Dir of Cultural Policy for Council Member Alan J. Gerson
Tamara Greenfield – Executive Director, FAB Arts District
Manhattan Community Boards One, Two, Three, Four and Five are coming together for an unprecedented joint Public Forum on Small to Mid-Sized Theaters, which are an important part of the sustainability and resilience of NYC small businesses and local economies.
Unfortunately, many of the smaller theaters that bring so much life to our neighborhoods have closed their doors or are in imminent danger of closing. The problem is acute.
The economic climate combined with the rising cost of real estate are making it difficult for smaller theaters to retain their spaces for performances, rehearsals and offices. With the recent closing of the Zipper Theater in CB4, almost 30% of Midtown performance venues have been demolished in the past three years, along with 25% of West Village theaters. At the end of the Nineties many of the Lower East Side's theaters were repurposed for bars (e.g. Piano! s, Todo Con Nada) or displaced and laid vacant and demolished by speculation (e.g. Present Company, and Collective Unconscious). The Community Boards realize that when the theaters leave, the cultural richness and attractiveness of their neighborhoods will diminish, and opportunities for local artists disappear.
But with crisis, comes opportunity.
The goals of this Public Forum are (1) to clearly explain the depth and urgency of the issues facing smaller theaters; (2) to discuss potential solutions based on expert opinion from communities outside of New York where there have been successes, and from political, real estate and artistic experts in New York; and (3) to gather community support to advocate for changes that will help the theaters and ensure their survival.
Please Note: The Players' Club (the oldest private theater club in America) has requested that attendees honor the Club’s dress code of no jeans, no sneakers -- but no one will be turned away on that basis. Attendance Strictly Limited to 250.
An unprecedented collaboration between Community Boards 1,2,3,4 & 5
Time:6:30PM Tuesday, February 17th
Location:The Players Club
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26 Lower East Side Kids
9 Community Organizations
The Mission - Explore Racial Harmony Through Dance
An Obama Renew America Together event
Jan 19, 2009 MLK Day/Inauguration Eve
Photographed by Jahaan London
Edited by Sandi Bachom
Created by Arts Policy Now to demonstrate how the arts can help achieve national objectives.
www.a...rtspolicynow.com - because the U.S. can't be the only country in the world without a cultural policy.
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42 people attended our poetry reading and open mic.
The reading went in this order: invited readers first followed by the open mic. everyone was introduced by tsaurah litzky.
1. Big Mike read a poem called "The Pornographer"
2. Yuko Otomo read two poems about identity. one poem was past to present. the other was present t...o future.
3. Eliot Katz read 2 poems - the first was about health care: "Dear President Obama: Give Us Single-Payer Health Care" and the second was about the wall street bailout titled "Bail Out What?"
4. Tsaurah Litzky (introduced by Yuko Otomo) read a poem titled "Stanton Street Morning Sutra"
5. Steve Dalachinsky
6. Elizabeth Smith read 1 poem
7. Dr. Nancy Mercado read 2 poems: "Litany for Change" and "To Repair a Broken World"
8. Andy Clausen read a poem - "Now We One"
these poets were followed by the open mic poets:
1. Francis James read 2 poems about the Bush Administration
2. Ilana Hostyk spoke about wellness though education centers and centers for the young
3. Terrazio Giglieri read a poem about the end of the world
4. Echo Brown read a prose piece written for her school newpaper (Dartmouth) about the pride she feels as an african american woman and what President Obama's election means to her family
5. Christine Marie read a poem
Though everyone was great, the highlight of the evening had to be Echo Brown's prose recitation. We include the entire text of her piece here for you to enjoy.
Still in Awe by Echo Brown
Published on Tuesday, November 11, 2008
When they declared Barack Obama the winner, all of the big-screen televisions in Times Square started projecting images of him and his family with the subtext “President Elect.” And I just started screaming, “I can’t believe it!” I was screaming and crying so loud that three photographers took a picture of me, and I lost my voice for the next three days.In that moment, it was as if my entire existence on this planet had been validated. After 24 years of feeling inadequate, inferior, not good enough, not smart enough, not enough in general, misplaced and unaccepted — finally, I felt validated, worthy, capable, equal and unfalteringly human. The richness and satisfaction of those alien feelings rocked me to the core and shook me in a way that only tragedy had before. They caused a cosmic self-reassessment of my potential and my place in this world.I just kept looking at Barack Obama and that glistening brown skin and tried to reconcile the fact of his brown skin with his election to the nation’s highe st office. I could not fully grasp the enormity of the moment. Does this moment represent some seismic shift in consciousness? How close are we to achieving some universal unity? I don’t know, but I pondered with a new optimism and a new hope for who we might become as a nation.Standing there in the middle of Times Square surrounded by thousands of people while Barack’s brown face flashed before me, I thought of my family.I thought of my father, who was watching from Cleveland and who declared, “Baracky Obama is the president of these here United States. Demmycrat down the line!” He then chanted, “Baracky Obama! Baracky Obama!” And I heard the joy in his voice. A living, breathing joy that symbolized some sort of awakening in him, even if only a temporary one. It was a textured, bittersweet joy visible only through layers of pain and sadness. I don’t think he has experienced that kind of pride and joy in all his 53 years on this planet. His has been a life of quiet desperation and personal defeat. He watched his father sharecrop the land and then he moved to Cleveland in search of opportunity only to find clouds of despair where his distant dreams once dwelled. I wanted to tell him, “See Dad, your life has value, too.” I wanted to tell him, but I was crying too much.I thought of Mr. Richardson. A close friend, who unlike my father, was part of a generation of black men who earned college degrees but had still been denied access. Denied, despite their attainment of knowledge. Denied, despite their intelligence, integrity and inherent self-worth. Denied right in “these here United States of America.” And then there was “Baracky Obama.” Accepted.I thought of my brothers, neither of whom have high school diplomas. I hoped my oldest brother was watching from prison. I hoped that he could learn to value his life, that he could feel like there was a chance for him in this world, and that it was possible for him to live a decent life on this planet. I thought of my youngest brother, who is illiterate, but still managed to help register voters in Ohio. I imagined him passing out forms that he could not read, but whose importance he could understand along with the sense of the urgency.Then, I thought of myself in recent months and how I have been defeated by my own fears, cynicism and disillusionment. I kept thinking that if Barack Obama could make it — could completely annihilate seemingly insurmountable barriers — then I could make it. Somehow, I could make it.Finally, I thought of the human race and how people fight endlessly for their humanity and how that fight has led us to this point. I thought of all those shoulders on which President Barack Hussein Obama is standing. Or as Alice Walker stated, President Obama has delivered the “torch so many others before him carried.” She is right; all those runners, running that metaphorical freedom and equality through the pages of history were trying to get there, trying to get here. They finally passed it on along.What a phenomenal time to be alive. What a phenomenal time to be human. I am still in awe.
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Urban Empathy: Living with Compassion in the Big Apple - In honor of MLK, Museum of Comic & Cartoon Art - MoCCA participated with Arts Policy Now’s "A Day of Dreams" series of events and programs. What do you do in challenging situations where someone says something you don't like, find offensive, or disagree with? In ...this fun, interactive workshop we explored challenging situations people find themselves in and see how the outcome can be different when we listen for what really matters to the other person---and yourself. This workshop was led by Dian Killian, co-author of the new graphic novel, URBAN EMPATHY: TRUE LIFE ADVENTURES OF COMPASSION ON THE STREETS OF NY.
Admission was free .
The event was “sold out” for 100 attendees – There were 54 people present, it was snowing.
The workshop was lead by Dian Killian, co-author of “Urban Empathy – True Life Adventures of Compassion on the Streets of New York”
Dian is affiliated with The Center for Nonviolent Communication. The two-hour workshop was a brief introduction to non-violent communication.
The workshop started with a brief introduction from Ellen S. Abramowitz – MoCCA’s Chairman and then the microphone was passed to Dian.
Dian asked members of the audience to each select a partner, preferably someone they didn’t know. A worksheet was passed out to all. Each pair was given a total of six minutes per person to tell their partner about an experience that left them frustrated and misunderstood. A list of words that were on page two of the worksheet were used as a starting place to support anyone who wished to engage in a process of self-discovery and to facilitate greater understanding and connection between people.
After the 12 minutes were up, participants volunteered to offer their scenarios to the entire group. For example: A woman in the group starting a new job. She commuted from NYC to Connecticut. She arrived at her new office. Her boss the person who hired her was not there. He never told anyone at the office that a new person had been hired. There she was on her first day of her new job, expecting to be greeted, introduced to co-workers and given a tour of office. Instead no one at the office was expecting her.
The group discussed how they would feel in a similar situation and choose words from the worksheet to express those sentiments. Then the groups choose words from the same work sheet. This time words were chosen to help communicate an emphatic way to communicate towards the person who upset them.
Another example: A person in the audience had planned a birthday party for her sister. She had arranged a get-together with friends and family at a restuarnt. Shortly after the dinner started, her sister started singing “Happy Birthday” to herself. This of course made the sister that had planned the party and a surprise at the end of the dinner quite upset.
She shared her emotions how she felt at the time with the group. The group then discussed words that would be helpful in communicating her feelings. Dian wrote down a list words that would express her feelings in a non-confrontational manner. Teaching the participants away to get their feels across through the Non-Violent Communication method.
During the second part of the workshop, volunteers from the audience re-enacted out both scenes from the stories. This time they used empathic words learned in the workshop to get their feelings and point across, while being sensitive to the others person’s feelings. By the end of the workshop participants and learned several skills for communicating with others.
Here are some lessons from the workshop:
• Seek Self Connection:
- Check in with yourself while communicating---what am I feeling and needing?
- Do I understand what this person is saying?
- Do I feel connected---with myself, and the other person?
Pace Yourself:
- Take Pauses in the information you’re sharing.
- Ask other people to pause if your feeling confused, lost or overwhelmed.
Don’t be afraid to interupt, with compassion:
- “I’m feeling overwhelmed with all the details I’m hearing and I really want to follow what your saying. Could you pause for a moment? “ Or would you willing to tell me what you heard me say?”
What worked well
In all, the workshop participants learned to consider the situation and others and to diffuse potential conflict through compassion and considerate word choice. Also, the disparate group, at first a jumbled mass of strangers, come together as a community by the end of the workshop, having learned to effectively communicate across differences.
Also, having a Data Captain was a great idea.
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Arts Policy Now New York City ArtsPolicyNow, Dance New Amsterdam (DNA), Dance Parade, Downtown Community Television (DCTV), Grand Street Settlement and Society for the Educational Arts (SEA) collaborated to present Dancing to Harmony, an Obama’s Renew America Together Community Service Event. A diverse group of 25 kids from New York’s Lower East Si...de participated in a group discussion, facilitated by Shirleen Dickson, to tell President Obama their dreams for racial harmony, diversity and community and how dancing together can help realize those dreams. The discussion was interspersed with short performance pieces by 6 dance groups: The Nzassa Dance Company (African), Chilaires Dance (Asian Indian), Afro-Brazil Arts (Capoeira), FlamencoArts (Flamenco), The Song Hee Lee Dance Company (Korean), and Dances of Venus (Turkish/Kurdish). Society for the Educational Arts (SEA), New York's only bilingual Latino children's theater brought live life-sized puppets and spoke about the philosophy of their work. Shireen Dickson then created a short dance piece based on themes from the discussion. The kids and the dancers all learned the dance and performed it to live music. The dance was videotaped and a 5 minute video piece on the entire event will be broadcast at www.artspolicynow.com soon.
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Arts Policy Now New York City This was one of those events that makes one smile with delight and cry at the beauty of humanity and culture. These photos were just taken by my camera phone mind you. More photos were taken by Susan Pinksi and Jun and we should have those posted soon. Korean, Flamenco, Capoiera, Turkish/Kurdish, African and Bhangra s...tyles were represented, presented and taught by these various groups along with a quick history of the location of the countires represented here in the great city of New York. This city and this country is truly a culturally diverse place. The afternoon demonstrated that once we are exposed to the beauty of a culture understanding is engendered. Enchanting!
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Arts Policy Now New York City The meetings I attended volunteered at were wonderful! The dances presented at Dance New Amsterdam were beautiful and fun! A good time was had by all which just proves that if you can get someone to dance with you harmony is immediate! The Water Under Attack meeting was profoundly informative. Thanks to Assemblyman Jim... Brennan and everyone on the panel, the attneddes who asked incredilby pro-active questions and of course Josh who really opened up my eyes with his movie about the poisoning of our water,land,air by Chesapeake,Halliburton, Williams, et al. Horrifying and absolutely urgent. Paul Nagle THANK YOU! Ekayani
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